Are the system network interfaces available to RB gaurenteed to have unique IP Addresses (if the addresss is not 0.0.0.0)? In oter words, can I uniquely describe a network interface by it's local address? I only need to be able to identify interfaces that are connected and operational.
No. This is not to say that having duplicate addresses is at all useful: networking may not work at all well if this is the case. Simply that there are only simple checks to get around duplicates and it is possible for duplicates to exist. Interface names (e.g., "eth0") are unique. Don't know offhand if they are available within RB. During any given invocation of the program, interface index numbers should be unique. They may well change from one run to another, so don't keep them in files. No matter what scheme you pick, all bets are off if someone reconfigures the network while your program is running. Craig _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
